New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-09
PLAIN WORDS FROM MR. BURFoRD.


HIS PARTING MESSAGE To ST. 1lMolhl ChOH"h
WHY HE RESIGNED.
Tho pov snruiue Burford. OF st. Timothys Church,
nroaehed his farewell sermon yesterday. To-day ne
starts for his now field In Memphis, lenn'
AZ tho close Of his morning sermon he spoke as
follows:
One year and hal, became rector here and here
not been ono rosest the worst but o. inc wn0e
has been life OF disapPo,n.mqnS 1 here Sought TO and
the status 81 church t2a9d 49, q over 'S ogetess
sors death doubt scattered then 10 tnese bcS
,or onree 9e eghtyfour in less twelve months
service viii place IN The a1aas Si ae
MON have attended thlryeight funerals and eighteen
ea no place on tho OF America where there
80 Is thsre such excitement here was dsap
pointed nndi9s things rs eapeSe o" eams saw
The needs and tried meet them How came my %orsy
Pe ns rpeded 10 be ne would be before
you to-day Instead OF my poor SOIL ,SGS up ' ~ s was
gwen then sS5 600 has been rased .aer oe ,as
stsnSs ON January telegram from Memphis from
calvary rSsh , he church on 900 opposed TO
debt Obliged TO yield haa ' SayV debt as sew
ea have been II was NOR man S1I with
terrible debt for years dare not This PAPER NV
resignation which you VII an see new tb matter have
done what I.have been forced 10 do ,,o ,,van m q
away been out Of parish nor 9vy @ ap
pals me- am bought by southern money out 1 go
where can work freely with tools that win DC u WI
This evening preach my last sermon ana h. ny i
This Is good field for young man OF n s m al az
nersona favor desert the standard OF 81 in1fny
Po@e here as usual duty and God VIII bless
voa oherWise YOU viii reelection on Cots cause 10
& men and boys OF choir. the guild aid teachers
OF The sunday school express my sincere THANKS.
:" PULPIT GROWLER5 THE DEVILS BULLDodS'"
The Rev George Darse. of Boston, preached Mt the
Church OF the Disciples OF Christ yesterday III exchange
with the pastor the Rev. B. b. Tyler His morning ser
mon was ENCOURAGEMENT, Ills text Deihs III ISAIAH
XII g. He said in substance
Men n, rule place too slight estimate on the good they
can do by encouraging others hey oen wthhola e
of raise due lest they initiate some one win VANITY
brsk rom lack where one Is injured ny ~
II man has done g4Ta .hhs no ere that he viii do still
Thing next ENCOURAGEMENT has mucn 10 90 WIN
life people are wicked SIMPLY because they
a., than dream Of. Many time the mere ln
fusion little hopetu mess Is an t Is ~ fH ~
SINNER in to saint Ministers 100 often make the PAIN ..
a seem so steep and difficult that the average
man at gives the idea OF uaVenng ~ iy n
bud5gs lie has mortgage on every discouraged man. -
II you want to get out OF man the pest 10 ms m ad 70
spirit him. How Incidentally does sna 20
Tie snm OF human usefulness ana naPpmueSss
How hghtens our burdens ana eases our ,ho ann
And ali OF the power 10 enc0uIage Saiy 1uo S'
hopeful spirit within ySS S words your acts ali
Will show it And how contagious such a SPIRITS Why
"ftisa noble even-handed adjustment o things IN THIS
world whereas there Is Infection IN disease anu
noh h1mor creator than no has saidi merry heart
doeth good like medicine but broken spirit uro'h '"e
said saw the dark side o. anything
and there are are & same They brighten they
look al They 20 through tho world IKEA oanu ~ music
IN io ,ark homes and of whose existence
even they know. very httle tlng oen makes ioI
Snwan he tho difference beN hope and despair word
glance tridng act flung. at the right moment INTO the
balanced scales dere moral battle has often proved hs
| snch word give suoh q glance. do such an scti